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Sidon/Bethsaida wordplay

(KJV) Matthew 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Check the wordplay.

Root Word (Etymology): of Aramaic origin cf H1004 and H6719
Outline of Biblical Usage:
Bethsaida = "house of fish"
1) a small fishing village on the west shore of Lake Gennesaret, home of Andrew, Peter, Philip and John
2) a village in lower Gaulanitis on the eastern shore of Lake Gennesaret, not far from where the Jordan empties into it צַיָּד

Root Word (Etymology): of Hebrew origin H6721
Outline of Biblical Usage:
Sidon or Zidon = "hunting"
1) an ancient and wealthy city of Phoenicia, on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, less than 20 miles (30 km) north of Tyre צִידוֹן